I have been writing, recording and performing my music and the music of others either professionally or semi-professionally for the past 20 years. I've recently worked freelance as a songwriter and performer for MUSICAL MEDIA FOR EDUCATION, and for SMOKEOUT PRODUCTIONS, both of Ulster County, New York. To hear samples of my own compositions and production, please go to the DOWNLOAD mp3s page. Of course, you can order my fabulous debut CD "MIXED MESSAGES", or the new one, "EMOTIONAL TRAVELOGUE", or inquire by e-mail regarding my services as songwriter- and performer-for-hire.

My tastes, both in the music I listen to and in my own music, range from rock to blues to jazz, and basically anything I can get my hands on. I have a particular affinity for Robert Wyatt and Nick Drake, and, if I'm lucky, share some of that sense of frailty and intimacy. You tell me.

If anything can be gleaned from a resume, here are some of my past involvements: I was a founding member in Pittsburgh, PA, of the eclectic funk-rock-country band ATS; and the chamber-jazz outfit that came to be called the Water Shed 5tet (I released a single with each of the above two); and the seminal hardcore punk band Real Enemy (whose only 1983 cassette release "Life With the Enemy" is slated for special web-only release ... details to follow as they become available), with members of Half Life. In New York City in the mid-90's, I was a member of Slambook, also releasing one single. I later appeared, as saxophonist, on the ATS CD SEPCO.